Phil Garner tripled home the tie-breaking run and then scored on a wild pitch in a three-run 11th inning as the Pirates downed the Expos, 7-5, before a Cap Day crowd of 25,097. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Montreal Expos 5
Game Played on Sunday, September 18, 1977 (Day game) at Stade Olympique
Pirates      1  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  -   7 10  0
Expos        2  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0    0  1  -   5 11  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   2   2   0     0   1   .256      Cash 2b               5   1   2   0     0   1   .291
Garner 2b             5   2   2   1     0   1   .258      Speier ss             4   1   1   1     0   0   .231
Parker rf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .342        White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .375
Robinson 1b           5   1   3   2     0   0   .305      Dawson cf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .279
Oliver lf             4   1   1   1     1   0   .302      Perez 1b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .298
Ott c                 5   0   0   0     0   1   .255        Frias pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Macha 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Valentine rf          5   0   0   0     0   2   .301
  Mendoza 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Carter c              4   2   2   2     1   0   .281
Moreno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Cromartie lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Rooker p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .203      Parrish 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .242
  Easler ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Rogers p              4   0   1   0     0   3   .100
  Tekulve p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250        McEnaney p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   7  10   4     2   7             Totals               40   5  11   5     1   7

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 25,097
Left on Base: Pirates 2, Expos 4
DP: Pirates 3, Expos 0
Errors: Cash
Doubles: Cash (38), Dawson (22), Perez (31)
Triples: Garner (8)
Home Runs: Oliver (17), Robinson (26), Carter 2 (29)
Stolen Bases: Parker (16)
Caught Stealing: Robinson (6), Parker (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (9)
GIDP: Speier (12)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker                  7     9   4   4   0   4   2  27   3.26
Tekulve W(10-1)         4     2   1   1   1   3   0  15   2.94
Totals                 11    11   5   5   1   7   2  42

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rogers L(16-14)        10.2  10   7   6   2   7   2  41   3.10
McEnaney                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.92
Totals                 11    10   7   6   2   7   2  42

Wild Pitches: Rooker (7), Rogers 2 (13)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Bruce Froemming


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras struck out; Garner singled to center;
Parker singled to center [Garner to second]; Robinson forced
Parker (third to second) [Garner scored (error by Cash)
(unearned) (no RBI), Robinson to second]; Oliver lined to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Cash doubled to left; Rooker threw a wild pitch [Cash
to third]; Speier singled to right [Cash scored]; Dawson doubled
to left [Speier to third]; Perez sacrifice flied into a double
play to center [Dawson out at third (center to catcher to
second), Speier scored]; Valentine flied out to center; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Ott grounded out (third to first); Macha lined to
second; Moreno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 2ND: Carter flied out to right; Cromartie grounded out
(first unassisted); Parrish flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Rooker struck out; Taveras singled to shortstop;
Garner popped to catcher in foul territory; Parker singled to
right [Taveras to third]; Parker stole second; Rogers threw a
wild pitch [Taveras scored, Parker to third]; Robinson singled
to right [Parker scored]; Robinson was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos
2.

EXPOS 3RD: Rogers singled to second; Cash lined into a double
play (pitcher to first) [Rogers out at first]; Speier flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Expos 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver homered; Ott grounded out (shortstop to
first); Macha lined to shortstop; Moreno grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Dawson flied out to left; Perez flied out to right;
Valentine flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Expos 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Rooker grounded out (third to first); Taveras
grounded out (second to first); Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Carter homered; Cromartie flied out to center;
Parrish grounded out (second to first); Rogers struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Oliver made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 3.

EXPOS 6TH: Cash singled to left; Speier grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Cash out at second]; Dawson
singled to left; Perez singled to left [Dawson to second];
Valentine struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Ott was called out on strikes; Macha struck out;
Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Expos 3.

EXPOS 7TH: Carter homered; Cromartie grounded out (shortstop to
first); Parrish struck out; Rogers struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 4.

PIRATES 8TH: EASLER BATTED FOR ROOKER; Easler flied out to left;
Taveras flied out to center; Garner grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 4.

EXPOS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED EASLER (PITCHING); Cash grounded out
(pitcher to first); Speier flied out to center; Dawson made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Parker grounded out (second to first); Robinson
singled to left [Robinson out at second (left to shortstop)];
Oliver popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos
4.

EXPOS 9TH: Perez flied out to center; Valentine struck out;
Carter walked; Cromartie flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 4.

PIRATES 10TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Macha popped
to catcher in foul territory; Moreno grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Expos 4.

EXPOS 10TH: Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); Rogers
struck out; Cash struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4,
Expos 4.

PIRATES 11TH: Tekulve struck out; Taveras singled to center;
Garner tripled to left [Taveras scored]; Parker walked; Parker
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rogers threw
a wild pitch [Garner scored]; Robinson homered; Oliver walked;
MCENANEY REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Ott forced Oliver (second
to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Expos 4.

EXPOS 11TH: MENDOZA REPLACED MACHA (PLAYING 3B); WHITE BATTED
FOR SPEIER; White flied out to left; Dawson singled to right;
Perez doubled to left [Dawson scored]; FRIAS RAN FOR PEREZ;
Valentine made an out to second; Carter popped to first; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Expos 5.